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Bible and Homosexuality: Deuteronomy 23:17

Deuteronomy 23:17 states (in the King James Version) "There shall
be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the
sons of Israel . This is an "error" by the authors of the KJV.
The word qadesh in the original text was mistranslated as
sodomite. Quadesh means "holy one" and is here used to refer to
a man who engages in ritual prostitution in the temple. There is
little evidence that the prostitutes engaged in sexual activities
with men. Other Bible translations use accurate terms such as
shrine prostitute, temple prostitute, prostitute and cult
prostitute.

In this passage, the actual word that is being translated is "qadesh" which means
"holy one" or "someone set apart for a holy purpose." In this case the word is referring to people who commit ritual acts of prostitution in order to
honor their deity. The clearest translation of this concept would simply be "temple or ritual prostitute".

For example, Deuteronomy 23:17 should be translated thusly:

"There shall be no ritual prostitute of the daughters of Israel, or a ritual prostitute of the sons of Israel". Any translation which translates qadesh as
pervert or sodomite is blatantly mistranslating. An example which shows this clearly is found in the New King James version which translates
qadesh in its male form as 'perverted one' but translates qadesh in its female form as 'ritual harlot', both should
be 'ritual harlot or prostitute!'